Are Cannabis Expectancies Related to Subjective Drug Experiences and Schizotypy?

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See, stats, and : https : / / www . researchgate . net / publication / 290474190 Are Subjective ? Article DOI : 10 . 4172 / 2155 - 6105 . 1000249 CITATION 1 READS 11 2 : Emma University 62 SEE Tahlia University 1 SEE All - text , letting . Available : Emma Retrieved : 01 Volume 6 • Issue 4 • 1000249 J Addict Res Ther ISSN : 2155 - 6105 JART an open access journal Abstract Objective : There is an established literature on cannabis expectancies and how these relate to patterns of cannabis use and clinical outcomes . However increasingly we are becoming interested in how cannabis expectancies shape the subjective experiences people have during drug use , and vice versa . Here we present data reporting how cannabis expectancies relate to subjective experiences after cannabis . Additionally we will determine whether an index of psychosis proneness (schizotypy) is related to cannabis expectancies . Method : A sample of recreational cannabis users (n=137) completed the brief Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire , the Cannabis Experiences Questionnaire and the Marijuana Effects Expectancy Questionnaire . Results : Cannabis expectancies correlated with the subjective experiences reported in the immediate high from cannabis . However , only Cognitive and Behavioural Impairment expectancies were correlated with after effects from cannabis . There were no significant correlations between schizotypy and cannabis expectancies . Conclusion : Cannabis expectancies are related to the immediate experiences subjectively felt after smoking cannabis . Further research is necessary to determine which clinically significant personality traits shape cannabis expectancies .